Annual Reading Activities

Start reading now in order to vote!
2008-2009 Peach Book Award Nominees
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers

Teens: Vote for your favorites during Teen Read Week
Deadline: Friday, March 13th, 2009.

Purpose The purpose of the Georgia Peach Award is to highlight and promote
the best current young adult literature for Georgia high school age students,
to encourage young adults to read and to promote the development
of cooperative school and public library services for young adults.

Teens vote for their favorite books out of the year's top 20 nominees
at their high schools and local public libraries.


YALSA Teens' Top Ten
Help pick a national favorite each year during Teen Read Week:
YALSA Teens' Top Ten Nominees 2008 Booklist

National Book Awards (Announced in October)
Celebrating the best of American Literature:
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2008.html

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Authors & Illustrators

Index to Internet Sites: Children's & Young Adult Authors & Illustrators
Web English Teacher: YA Literature
"The alphabet bar below links to biographical and critical information and lesson plans,
listed by author. Special collections are listed below the alphabet bar."
Yahoo Directory: Young Adult Authors

Book Topics

Audio Books Online

http://librivox.org/

Catalog / Bookshelf

http://www.bookbump.com/
www.librarything.com/
http://www.revish.com/
www.shelfari.com/

Children's Book Sites

(useful for babysitters!)
http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html
http://lookybook.com/

General

http://www.bookspot.com/
Galileo (requires password) - go to NovelList database

Teen Literature

Directory Search:
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/English/Literature/
Web English Teacher: YA Literature
"The alphabet bar below links to biographical and critical information and lesson plans,
listed by author. Special collections are listed below the alphabet bar."

Online Book Clubs

Book Clubs offer discussions, author interviews and more.
Check for teen / young adult book clubs on these sites:
http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3677546661458&cat=bambookclub&subcat=teen
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com
http://www.bookdivas.com/
http://www.dearreader.com/teen_signup.html
http://www.readersclub.org/category.asp?cat=4
http://www.teenreads.com/clubs/

Free ebooks Online

www.gutenberg.org/
http://promo.net/pg/
http://books.google.com/books

Readers Advisory

http://booklust.wetpaint.com
http://www.genrefluent.com/
www.goodreads.com
http://www.storycode.com/

Shared Interests

http://www.bookcrossing.com
bookmooch.com
www.paperbackswap.com/
http://teenink.com/

Teen Reading

http://www.grouchy.com/angst/
http://www.guysread.com/
http://www.teenreads.com/

Video Book Talks

Online Book talks for titles available
in the Apalachee High School Media Center
Scholastic Books:
The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/media.jsp?id=907
The Boy Who Dared
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/media.jsp?id=903
UCF book video list, most titles are available in the AHS Media Center:
http://www.digitalbooktalk.com/

Reading Lists

Georgia 2008 Top 25

Georgia 2008 Top 25 Books by Living Georgia Writers (Georgia Center for the Book)

YALSA

YALSA Booklists and Awards
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2002: Fiction Titles available from your AHS Media Center...

Wikis about Reading

Bookleads

Visit the awesome Bookleads wiki to view: reading suggestion portals / ebook portals / book-related podcasts / trailers and videos / book clubs and discussion guides / author sites / YA author blogs for librarians / book blogs / reading promotion programs